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Value
4.2
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6839 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.9

Foss Park Golf Course has a convenient location in North Chicago that is an easy drive in from the city. It's a public course that is known amongst locals for being one of the area's best golf values. The layout is wide-open save for three holes that are framed by towering mature trees. The golf course strikes a good balance between being challenging and playable. The fairways are narrow and demand accuracy but the massive greens are more forgiving. Each hole offers a variety of different playing options, which makes the course appealing to a wide range of skill levels. The golf course has plenty of sand, plus water hazards come into play on several holes. There is also a driving range and large practice putting green available at Foss Park G.C.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $11 - $15
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Showers, Locker Rooms
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4.0
393 Reviews (393)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid course for the money

Course was in great condition as usual. The back nine had a group of four that was playing at a snails pace. Called the clubhouse and the Marshall was out in 5 minutes to speed them up.

This is a great course for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 09/16/2016

Thanks so much for the positive commentary here, how could we have made it a 5 star rating for you? Glad you saw good value playing here. See you soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Decent Course, Great Value

Would definitely play here again. Greens are so fast.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 09/16/2016

We can't wait to see you back for more! Thanks for playing at Foss Park!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Greatest Course value in the area

Foss Park is the best course in the area for the everyday golfer who wants a nicer course without having to pay an arm and a leg. They do a great job of keeping up with the course, all the practice facilities you need, decent food and beverageservice and friendly service. I never have a problem getting a tee time, and pace of play is great. Highly recommend

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great time

Played in 2 1/2 hours. 18 holes. There was no one there because it was 95 degrees. Fun day. Real hot, but the course had cold water on a lot of the holes. Enjoyed myself.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 08/08/2016

So glad you enjoyed your time at Foss Park! Come back and see us, hope the weather cools off just a bit for your next round.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great value

a nice course for a relaxing round...a few holes are very interesting and a few holes are very basic...trees come into play on a few holes...huge greens...the pace of play is very slow...there are rangers but I do not think they push any of the players, I guess if someone is shooting 120 it takes time to look for all of their mishits...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 08/08/2016

Thanks so much for leaving your review with us. We will let our staff and rangers know your concern and address it. We're glad you enjoyed your round!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Big greens.

I have been golfing this course since the 80's with my brother.Now I take my 15 year old son.Handing down the tradition.This course is a hidden gem.Thank you to all the foss park staff for your hard work and dedication.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 08/08/2016

So happy to have you at Foss Park thank you for bringing your son and enjoying a round of golf here at Foss Park! We can't wait to see you again.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Playable Course In Good Condition with some administration issues

Booked a round on GolfNow for a solo with a cart included. Turned down the cart at the course since I like to walk and this course is very walk friendly. The pair in front of me had an issue with a ranger of taking separate carts which should have been cleared up at the time of checking in rather than at the first tee. It was not resolved. Otherwise, course was enjoyable to play. Did not eat or drink anything after the round as previous experience with the food and beverages has been mediocre.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 08/08/2016

Thanks for playing Foss Park we're happy to hear you loved the conditions and enjoyed walking the course. We'll let our staff know about the issue you may have experienced. Hope to see you again!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice public course

Overall good experience. Some people were slower than us, but generously let us thru. Ranger was accommodating.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 08/08/2016

Great! Happy to hear about your experience and that it was an enjoyable one. Come back and see us!

Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff.

The course was in great condition although the greens were a little bumpy. On-site staff is very friendly and makes you feel like you want to come back. Pace of play for a holiday weekend was great--4 hours and 10 minutes for 18 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 07/07/2016

u000002647233,

We are so pleased to hear that your time with us was great! We love receiving great feedback and appreciate you taking the time to write a review! We hope that you can come back to play here again soon!

All the very best,

Foss Park

GC Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course for a great value

Great course, not very difficult, well maintained, with great value ! Definitely worth trying.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 07/07/2016

u889559463,

Thank you so much for playing with us and for the fantastic review of us! We look forward to your next round with us!

Take Care!

Foss Park

GC Management

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big Greens

Excellent value for the money...... Greens are big but very fast!!!!!! Great bloody Mary's

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 07/07/2016

Kaution1 -

We are thrilled that you liked the course and had an amazing golfing experience with us! Please come back again soon.

Thanks for the review!

Sincerely,

Foss Park

GC Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Value

it is nice course that is in nice shape. Not particularly difficult, but not a cakewalk either. I've played here before and at times the pace of play can be very slow. They need rangers to up the pace. Yesterday was not a slow day, so maybe the problem has been rectified. If you live in the north suburbs it is accessible...otherwise it can be a long haul. it is in the town of North Chicago. All in all a nice community course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 07/07/2016

u000004476296,

thank you for choosing to play with us and for providing your feedback of your overall experience here. we are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your time and round here and hope that you will come back again soon! until then, take care!

best wishes,

Foss Park

GC Management

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

They take Tee reservations for SINGLES! A course trying to grow the game. NICE

Played here last year and my game was way off putting me in a bad mood and I shouldn't have written the review. I complained about pace of play but today, a Saturday, I played 18 in three hours. I complained about the mats on the driving range and today, grass. I really like everything else about the course including the golfers. Two threesomes let me play through without my asking. I finished the front nine in an hour and nine minutes. The back played a little slower but nothing bad. The greens were recently aerated but are rolling fast and true.

I'll play here again, it really is a present 18 to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 06/02/2016

We are happy to hear that you have come back to Foss Park only to have a better experience! Thank you for reviewing us once more. We look forward to having you back on the course for another round.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Foss Park

Great deal from Golf Now and wonderful customer service. Only down side was we didn't know that they had just aerated :( Still, $100 for a foursome with carts on a nice course is hard to beat.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 05/23/2016

Thanks so much for playing at Foss Park! Glad you saw good value, we hope to see you again once we are healed up.

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Walked

Great course for a Saturday morning.

Was the first or second out for the day, and didn't have anyone to slow me down. Finished in about three hours.

A little rain on the front, and dry and windy on the back. Putting in the gusty wind blew up my score.

Everyone I dealt with at the course was nice.

Course was in good shape, even with all the rain lately.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 05/23/2016

Thanks for playing Foss Park, glad you enjoyed the course and the staff made your experience better. See you soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Foss

Cheap fix, got paired with extremely slow twosome. Starter is rude, yelling at people for getting wrong carts not matching with key etc,. Two dollar deposit for returning key was cheap. Won't go back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 05/23/2016

We regret to hear your experience was not all it could have been. We will notify our staff to ensure your experience is better next time. We do hope to see you again.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

solid parks course

Lots of trees which, thankfully, aren't grown in now - can't see it will play a lot tighter in the summer. All in all, solid condition for this time of year, most greens were in good shape. Back 9 was a bit wet but that's not unexpected this time of year. Winds off the lake are in play as well.

It does attract a diverse crowd as North Chicago isn't a great area but I didn't have any issues from this. It's definitely not a country club.

All in all, worthwhile course if you can get it for $25-35 riding.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

very good

condition was good .

course was not very hard but to me is not too easy

it was fun

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 04/22/2016

Thanks for playing at Foss Park! Glad you enjoyed your round we look forward to seeing you in the 2016 season!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow, slow, dlow

Slow, slow, slow play. Seriously waited on every single shot, not fun. No one on the course to move any one along. Very painful to wait, wait, wait. Will never play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 04/22/2016

We regret to hear the pace of play was not ideal on your round. We hope to see you again so we can make it up to you, let us know when you're checking in how we can make it the best experience possible for you. Thanks for leaving your feedback!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fall Golf at Foss Park

Few golf courses in the Chicago metro area can match Foss Park G.C. when it comes to course conditioning, value, staff friendliness and great food. While the golf course is flat and doesn't offer dramatic views, those are minor issues. The course is meticulously kept up and the greens are in perfect shape even during the first week of November. But the best part of the experience is the Foss Park personnel who strive to make every guest feel like a country club member. In many ways, Foss Park is like the old sitcom "Cheers." Go there once and everyone knows your name.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
1f9795b3-6218-51e8-aeee-cc4308d696f6
Commented on 12/09/2015

Awesome! We love our fans too. Thank you so much for playing at Foss Park, we loved hearing your feedback. Thanks for noting the great conditions and enjoyable play. We hope to see you again real soon, Neal!

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